TAUNTON — It was a spirited start to Senior Night for the Coyle-Cassidy boys' basketball team.

Eventually the talent and experience of Bristol-Plymouth took over and the result was a 73-55 victory for the Craftsmen in a non-league game Friday night at the Coyle-Cassidy High School gymnasium.

The win improved B-P to 13-3 overall, while the Warriors dropped to 0-18.

Jake Gorman led four Craftsmen in double figures with 19 points. He had 15 points in the second half, including 14 in the third quarter. Matt Cassese scored nine of his 16 points in the second half. Matt MacDermid scored nine of his 11 points in the first half. Jarred Frade also contributed 10 points to the cause.

Senior captain Sean Bernard led C-C with 16 points, 11 coming in the first half. Anthony Mendoza scored eight of his 13 points in the first half. Prior to the game, the Warriors honored their four-member senior class — all four being captains — in guards Chris Studley and John Monahan and forwards Bernard and Tom Conlon.

C-C began the game with an 11-2 start over the first five minutes. Mendoza started the surge with a basket, followed by two from Monahan (nine points). A three-pointer and basket from Bernard made it 11-2 with 3:07 left in the first quarter.

B-P closed the quarter on a 9-2 run, which cut the deficit to 13-11 after one. Cassese had five of the nine points during the surge. A basket by Gorman tied the game at 13-13, eight seconds into the second quarter.

The Warriors used a 6-2 run to take a 23-20 lead with 3:19 left in the first half. Mendoza had a basket during this stretch with Bernard adding a basket and two free throws.

A half-closing surge of 8-3 by the Craftsmen gave them a 28-26 advantage at the break. MacDermid started the run with a pair of baskets, followed by one from Frade. A putback by Garnett just before the buzzer gave the visitors their two-point lead.

Consecutive baskets by Jacob Barbour and Mendoza allowed C-C to tie the game at 32-32 with 5:36 left in the third quarter.

"In the first half, we were aggressive and the energy was there," Warrior head coach Josh Odugbela said. "But as soon as B-P made their run, we shut down. We are still learning how to win. In any close games, we don't give ourselves a chance to win."

B-P scored the next 21 points to take a 53-32 lead with 1:23 left in the third. Gorman began this game-clinching run with six straight points. He finished with 10 of the 21 consecutive points. Tyler Maloney scored five points and Cassese contributed four.

B-P would complete an extended and impressive 32-4 with seven straight points, building a 64-36 lead with five minutes left in the game. The 7-0 Craftsmen run was comprised of a basket by Cassese, a steal and basket by Frade and a putback by Maloney.

Page 2 of 2 - C-C scored the next six points to close the gap to 64-42 with 3:35 left as Bernard had a free throw, Connor Rodriguez and Studley had baskets and Mendoza added a free throw.

Baskets by Garnett and Ben Strolsky made it 73-47 B-P with 1:18 remaining.

"Our trap on top with Gorman and Cassese was awesome," B-P head coach Tim Tobin said. "Gorman is a great player and Matt sets him up. It all starts with those two. That turned the game around for us. Once we started getting some steals and layups that was the difference. We showed in the second half that we are a pretty good team."